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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

It is well...

I love old hymns... they remind me of growing up in the Baptist church with my parents. Nothing like an old hymnal. I always love to see REALLY old ones with the beautiful writing in it & the pages have yellowed. I've seen some beautiful art work out of old hymn pages....

But think how long these songs have been around! Most of the hymnals are full of the same songs that have spanned the generations!

One song is "It is well with my soul"

We had a guest speaker at church a few weeks back that used this song in his message & I have sang the song & loved the words, but never knew the story behind it. Below is the video that was shown - if you havent ever heard the story of this song, I truly encourage you to take 3 minutes out of your life to watch this - you will be so blessed! You wont be able to hear the song the same again!

The lyrics of this song just bring tears to my eyes every time!

My sin, oh the bliss, of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part but the whole,

Is nailed to the cross, & I bear it no more, PRAISE THE LORD, PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL!

That verse right there can drop me to my knees....Just the combination of those words - SIN and BLISS & GLORIOUS THOUGHT... that those words CAN be used in the same sentence! That we dont have to bear it any more... how can you not just want to scream PRAISE THE LORD!!!

I guess what just touches me is that the tragedy that was handed to this man and in everything, he said, its OK Lord - I know you are in control! And then I look at my own life & how I whine & complain about the small things in life.

Oh - that in every situation - no matter what comes - the good, the bad, the happy, the tragic - everything - we should have faith in our Father & say, "It is well with my soul"

This song holds special significance for me...it was sung at my Mom's funeral and it was so very fitting for how my brothers, our Dad, and I were feeling. I never knew the story behind it, but I can assure you I'll never forget. Thank you SO much for posting about this beautiful hymn.

That has always been one of my favorites... along with Blessed Assurance....

I received a book one year from my mom about all the different hymns and how they came about... so many touching stories...

Isn't it funny though... we don't often think that a touching story might be behind one of the new Christian sogns of today... but I bet that there are so many that bear the same thoughts behind them...

I love that Hymn....I love most of the ole Hymns. And that story was very touching. It is amazing how some people have the strength to push through and Glorify God even in the toughest circumstances. He reminded me of Job.

This is one of my favorite hymns too, and I every time I sing that verse I am just so grateful for what Jesus did on the cross. Because of that alone I should be able to say "whatever my lot, it is well."

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